Stephen Yale-Loehr says a rule struck down this week by a U.S. federal appeals court amounts to a wealth test and makes it more difficult for working class people to immigrate. 

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Naminata Diabate, professor of comparative literature at Cornell University, says that the “insurrectionary nakedness” used at the Portland protest this week can be an effective form of conflict management.

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Sabrina Karim, professor of government, studies the security sector and police reform and comments on the Jan. 6 assault of the U.S. Capitol. 

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Landon Schnabel, assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University, says that perceived hypocrisy in the actions of former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. could lead to further disenchantment with politicized religious institutions.

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Doug Kriner, professor of government, is available to discuss the public impeachment hearings and how they might influence continued congressional oversight of the president. 

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Jens David Ohlin, vice dean and professor at Cornell Law School, says that while it seems there is some agreement among the justices to reject immunity for President Trump outright, the Court is still undecided on how to proceed.

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Vanessa Bohns, associate professor of organizational behavior Cornell University’s ILR School, studies the psychology of compliance and consent and says that the outcome of the Weinstein case indicates a cultural shift in how people approach workplace harassment.

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Carole Boyce Davies, professor of Africana studies and English, says that the selection of Senator Harris as candidate for vice president builds upon years of gains in the areas of women’s and black rights.

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Maria Figueroa, director of labor and policy research at Cornell University’s Worker Institute, says the Proposition 22 vote will test the awareness of the need for employment rights of app-based workers in California, as well as the effectiveness of platform companies’ expensive advocacy campaign

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Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, says that though the rule proposed by the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service is premised on preserving jobs for U.S. workers, it overlooks the economic benefits of high skilled foreign workers.

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